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Date : May 31, 2017

Camp Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City- Result of the Regional Oversight Committee meetings conducted by the Police Regional Office MMAROPA declared nine (9) municipalities in MIMAROPA as “Drug Cleared”. The nine (9) municipalities are as follows: two (2) municipalities of Mansalay and San Teodoro of Oriental Mindoro, municipality of Magsaysay in Occidental Mindoro and six (6) municipalities in the province of Romblon namely Calatrava, San Agustin, Concepcin, Sta Maria, Banton and Corcuera.

The declaration was made based on the results of the validation conducted by the Police Regional Office MIMAROPA in cooperation with its Stakeholders, Local Government Units, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and other Law Enforcement Agencies on the resolution and certification issued by its Sangguniang Barangay and Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC), Municipal/City Police Stations after those municipalities mentioned passed the three (3) phases, namely: Pre-Operation Phase, Operation Phase and Post-Operation Phase.

The above mentioned drug cleared municipalities are now declared free and cleared from any illegal drug activities pursuant to the parameters set forth by Board Regulation No. 2 Series of 2007.

Meanwhile, as of May 31, 2017, out of the one thousand one hundred five (1, 105) total number of Drug-Affected barangays from the one thousand four hundred fifty-nine (1, 459) total number of barangays in MIMAROPA region, there were already one hundred eighty-five (185) barangays that there declared and certified “Drug Cleared” while out of the three hundred fifty-four (354) Drug Unaffected barangays, 269 barangays were certified as “Drug Free”.

The remaining eighty-five ( 85) barangays are all subject for certification as “Drug Free” upon further validation of the PDEA while necessary efforts are being exerted by the lower units on the remaining nine hundred twenty (920) barangays composed of sixty-five (65) municipalities which are subject for clearing operations .

PCSUPT WILBEN M MAYOR, Regional Director already warned all the provincial directors and city director with the lowest performance rating on the operations against illegal drugs to be immediately relieved from their post.